Delhi records highest-ever 24-hour rainfall in May
NEW DELHI, May 20: A record 119.3 mm rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Thursday, breaking all the previous records for May, the IMD said on Thursday.
This was double the previous record rainfall of 60 mm on May 24 in 1976. The city had also recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951, it said.
“A record 119.3 mm rain fell in Delhi between 8:30 am on Wednesday and 8:30 am on Thursday, which is a new record for May,” an Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of India Meteorological Department’s regional forecasting Centre said.
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A vehicle moves on a heavily waterlogged road service road of Delhi- Gurugram Expressway after heavy rains on Wednesday
A record 119. 3 mm rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Thursday, breaking all the previous records for May, the IMD said on Thursday. This was double the previous record rainfall of 60 mm on May 24 in 1976.
The city had also recorded a maximum temperature of 23. 8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951, it said. A record 119.3 mm rain fell in Delhi between 8:30 am on Wednesday and 8:30 am on Thursday, which is a new record for May, an Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of India Meteorological Department s regional forecasting Centre said.
Delhi records coldest May since 1951 as cyclone Tauktae causes heavy rainfall
Delhi records coldest May since 1951 as cyclone Tauktae causes heavy rainfall
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951, the IMD said.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 08:24 IST
The overight rainfall has led to waterlogging in various parts of the city. (File photo: PTI)
The temperature in Delhi dipped to 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday 16 notches below normal and the lowest for May since 1951, as cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rainfall in the national capital.
Delhi also recorded 60 mm rainfall till 8:30 pm, the highest 24-hour precipitation in May in 35 years, under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department said.